After a season's worth of rainy and cold weather, the lake area track athletes finally have reached the post season. Mother Nature has finally allowed for nice weather with the sporting events, and this past weekend, the lake area schools competed in their district track meets.

Camdenton Highlights

The Lakers came off of a strong showing at the Ozark Conference meet last week, where the Lady Lakers finished first, while the boys took fourth. This time around, the roles were reversed, as the Lady Lakers finished fifth at the Class 4 District 5 meet, and their male counterparts took third.

Junior McKenzie Wright took first in the high jump with 5'8", with fellow Lady Laker Colleen Magelky finishing second with 5'2". Wright also took first in the triple jump with a jump of 38'2 and finished fifth in the long jump.

Josh Martin took second in the long jump with 20'7" and Sam Georgeopolis finished fourth with 20'2". Martin also finished fourth in the triple jump, right behind Camdenton senior Kyle Smith, who took third with 42'6 and a quarter.

Chase Nugent clinched third with a throw of 47' 3" in the shot put, and finished sixth in the discus.

Judy Keys managed to sneak by with fourth place in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.87, while Denver Hanson took second in the boys' race with a time of 15.17. Hanson also took second in the 300 meter hurdles.

Tessa Weber finished fourth in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:28:09. Jeremy Ryan finished fourth in the 3200 wtih a final time of 10:18:16.

Osage Highlights

Osage's ladies finished 11th in the Class 3 District 5 meet, but the boys had a strong finish for fifth overall with a score of 56.

Lacy Cotton finished third in the pole vault with a 9'6" finish, while Tyler Jones finished fourth in the boys' competition with a 12' finish.

Senior Amanda Blaeuer took second in the triple jump with 35' .75".

Senior tyler Winn took second in the discus with a throw of 152' 6", while Donald Hudlmeyer also took second in the shot put with a throw of 55' 2.25".

The Boys 4x800 team, consisting of Jon Colgan, Tristan Hensley, Matt Lehenbauer and Robbie Mueller, took first with a time of 8:23:58. Mueller also took fourth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.89, but finished better in the 400 with a time of 50.92 for a second place finish. Hensley finished first in the 3200 with a time of 10:12.99

Eldon Highlights

The Mustangs had a strong outing on Saturday's meet at Jefferson City, with the boys claiming third and the girls finishing eighth.

Sophomore Sara Rhine finished first in the high jump, fourth in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump, while Wyatt Greenwalt took fourth in triple jump with a jump of 41' 3".

Page 2 of 13 - Sheyne Stafford finished second in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.91.

Eldon's boys 4x200 team of Cory Albertson, Ryan Hall, Trevor McClelland and Will Simpson clinched fourth with a 1:31.93 finish. The 4x100 team of Cory Albertson, Ryan Hall, Trevor McClelland and Blake Randall finished second with a time of 44.91. McClelland also took fourth in the 200 meter dash.

Versailles Highlights

The Tigers had a rough go at the Class 3 District 5 meet in Jefferson City, with both teams finishing last out of the 16 teams in attendance.

Kyler Turpin finished eighth in the high jump, while teammates Zach Parsons and Patrick Koppi took ninth and twelfth in the pole vault, respectively.

Ryan Surface finished eighth in the triple jump with 39' 10".

Kristen Nachbar had the strongest finish of all the Lady Tigers, coming in sixth in the 1600 and seventh in the 800 meter, while the strongest finishes on the men's side came from Dodge Andersen, who finished sixth in the shot put with 45' 9.5", and Wade Sidebottom, who took sixth in the 3200 meter run.